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Bushy places, and grassy borders of fields, in England, but scarcely 
further north than Derbyshire. ©. 5, 6. 
• ** Leaflets one pair. 
3. L. hirsulus L. ( rough-podded V.) ; peduncles 2-flowered, 
legumes hairy, seeds tubercled, each tendril with a pair of 
linear-lanceolate leaflets, stem and petiole winged. E. B. t. 
1255. 
Cultivated fields, rare: Essex; between Bath and Bristol. ©. 
6, 7 Flowers pale, except the standard, which is bright crimson. 
4. L. pratensis L. ( Meadow V .) ; peduncles many-flowered, 
legumes obliquely veined, seeds smooth, tendrils with 2 lan- 
ceolate 3-nerved leaflets, stipules arrow-shaped as large as the 
leaflets, calyx-teeth subulate, stem acutely angled without 
wings. E. B. t. 670. 
Moist meadows and pastures, frequent. 2). 7, 8. — Stems 2 — 3 
ft. long, climbing. Flowers yellow. Legumes obliquely veined. 
Seeds globose, with a small oblong hilum. — Cattle are said to be very 
fond of this common plant. 
5. L. sylveslris L. ( narrow-leaved E.) ; peduncles many- 
flowered, legumes reticulated with veins, seeds smooth, tendrils 
with a pair of ensiform leaflets, calyx-teeth triangular-subulate, 
stipules semi-sagittate narrow, stem winged. E. B. t. 805. 
Thickets and hedges, in the middle and south of England. North 
Wales. Shore near Whitehaven. Kirkcudbrightshire ; and banks of 
the White Adder, Berwickshire, doubtfully wild. Salisbury Craigs, 
and coast of Angusshire, certainly not indigenous. 2/.. 7 — 9. — 
Stem 5 — 6 ft. long, broadly winged. Flowers large, greenish, with 
purple veins. Seeds compressed, with a long hilum half surrounding 
them. 
6. L. *latifulius L. ( broad-leaved E.) ; peduncles many- 
flowered, legumes reticulated with veins, seeds tubercled, 
tendrils with 2 ovate-elliptical mucronate leaflets, stipules 
semi-sagittate triangular-ovate broad, stem winged. E. B. t. 
1108. 
Woods, rare, and perhaps always the outcast of gardens. Cam- 
bridgeshire, Cumberland, Worcestershire, Bedfordshire, Gloucester- 
shire. Near Kirkcudbright, Scotland. 2). 7, 8. — A well-known 
climber, and a great ornament of cottage gardens. Resembling the 
last, but with leaves much broader, flowers larger and more purple, 
and seeds tubercled and wrinkled. Mr. Bentham considers it a broad- 
leaved variety (from Southern Europe). 
*** Leaflets two or more pairs. Pitiole ending in a simple or 
branched tendril. 
7. L. palustris L. (blue Marsh V ■) ; peduncles 3— 6-flowered, 
